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Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm Seroprevalence among Wildlife Rehabilitators, United States and Canada, 2012-2015.
- Source :
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Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2016 Dec; Vol. 22 (12), pp. 2128-2131. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Baylisascaris procyonis roundworms can cause potentially fatal neural larva migrans in many species, including humans. However, the clinical spectrum of baylisascariasis is not completely understood. We tested 347 asymptomatic adult wildlife rehabilitators for B. procyonis antibodies; 24 were positive, suggesting that subclinical baylisascariasis is occurring among this population.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Antibodies, Protozoan blood
Antibodies, Protozoan immunology
Ascaridida Infections history
Ascaridida Infections parasitology
Canada epidemiology
Female
Geography, Medical
History, 21st Century
Humans
Immunoglobulin G blood
Immunoglobulin G immunology
Male
Seroepidemiologic Studies
United States epidemiology
Animals, Wild
Ascaridida Infections epidemiology
Ascaridida Infections transmission
Ascaridoidea immunology
Zoonoses
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1080-6059
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27869612
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2212.160467